Comparison

Fright Chasers vs Cursed Fables 4

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fright Chasers

Investigate a haunted movie theater rumored to abduct living people. Encounter specters from classic films and navigate dangerous movie worlds to save the living. This hidden-object puzzle adventure offers a thrilling experience with bonus content and replayable challenges.

Highlights
  • Investigate haunted movie theater
  • Encounter film specters
  • Hidden-object puzzles
  • Bonus game with witch rescue
  • Strategy guide
  • Replay mini-games
  • Collectibles and morphing objects
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When rumors of an abandoned movie theater and the ghosts that can apparently abduct the living there appear on your blog, you eagerly go to investigate. When you arrive, you quickly find truth to the tales as you encounter specters from the very movies shown in the theater! Can you navigate your way through dangerous films to save the living in time? Find out in this thrilling Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure! TRY THE FREE TRIAL VERSION, AND THEN UNLOCK THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE IN THE GAME! Fright Chasers: Director’s Cut includes: • Jump into one last haunted film reel and outsmart a witch to rescue your friend in the bonus game! • Never get lost with the strategy guide! • Replay your favorite HOPs and mini-games. • Collect special characters and morphing objects throughout the game! • Enjoy concept art, screensavers, and music from the game! Discover more from Friendly Fox Studio: Terms of Use: https://friendlyfox.studio/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://friendlyfox.studio/privacy-policy/ Official website: https://friendlyfox.studio/hubs/hub-ios/ Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/FriendlyFoxStudio/

About

Cursed Fables 4

Embark on a hidden object adventure to solve a mystery at a royal ball. Seek and find items, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets to save guests and find a missing family. Explore an enchanted castle and face dark magic.

Highlights
  • Seek and find hidden objects
  • Solve engaging puzzles
  • Explore unusual locations
  • Uncover Cinderella's secrets
  • Complete fun mini-games
  • Bonus chapter with collectibles
Features
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Learn about Cinderella's tragic life and save the royal ball guests! Play the finding items game and solve the mystery! Seek and find hidden objects! ________________________________________________________________________ Will you manage to uncover the mystery of Cursed Fables: Before the Clock Strikes? Test yourself in solving engaging puzzles, explore unusual locations and learn Cinderella’s secrets. You have a great opportunity to learn what surprises the enchanted royal castle prepared for Cinderella's stepmother. Note that this is a free trial version of the hidden objects game. You can get the full version by means of an in-app purchase. Stella Grayson is a widow who raised Cinderella like her own daughter. Stella goes with her family to the royal ball, but something strange is happening in the castle. The guests have frozen, the knights’ armors are alive and walking in the corridors, and Stella’s daughters have mystically disappeared. Why does someone want to ruin the royal ball? Is it someone’s revenge? Find out the truth in this thrilling Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure! EXPLORE THE CASTLE AND FIND STELLA’S FAMILY Cinderella arrived at the royal castle several days before the ball. But why didn’t she meet her family? Did something happen to her? FIND THE SOURCE OF EVIL MAGIC Solve engaging puzzles and complete fun mini-games to find out why dark magic has appeared in the castle and is making objects alive and scary. LEARN IF YOU MANAGE TO DEFEAT THE VILLAIN PEACEFULLY Complete engaging HO scenes and feel the thrill caused by the unexpected plot twists. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO CAMILLA, A COURT FAIRY, IN THE BONUS CHAPTER! Help Camilla find the missing artwork pieces for the royal charity auction and enjoy the bonuses of Collector’s Edition! Earn a variety of unique achievements! Tons of collectibles and puzzle pieces to find! Cursed Fables: Before the Clock Strikes is a finding items game where you need to seek and find hidden objects like Sherlock. Learn all the secrets of the enchanted royal castle and solve the mystery. Enjoy replayable HOPs and mini-games, exclusive wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, and more! Discover more from Elephant Games! Elephant Games is a casual developer. Check out our game library at: http://elephant-games.com/games/ Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elephant_games/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elephantgames Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elephant_games

Screenshots

Fright Chasers4 screens
Cursed Fables 44 screens

Verdict

The call

Fright Chasers and Cursed Fables 4 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of Fright Chasers's written reviews are positive against 38% of Cursed Fables 4's. Cursed Fables 4's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fright Chasers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cursed Fables 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fright Chasers against 4.6 for Cursed Fables 4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 527 and 229 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Fright Chasers's written reviews are positive against 38% of Cursed Fables 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fright Chasers ships an update every 6 weeks, Cursed Fables 4 weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fright Chasers versus Cursed Fables 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFright ChasersCursed Fables 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (527 ratings) — better4.6 (229 ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better38.1% of reviews
Number of ratings527 — better229
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size631 MB1.0 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFriendly Fox Games LimitedElephant Games AR LLC

Customer experience

Fright Chasers

All ratings448 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative19.4%

Cursed Fables 4

All ratings199 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral33.3%
Negative28.6%

User reviews

Fright Chasers

From 527 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📖 Engaging and compelling storyline
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and atmospheric design
  • 🧩 Varied and creative puzzles including mazes
  • ⏱️ Lengthy gameplay with good value
  • 🎭 Quirky and unique Mad Head gameplay style

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive pricing model
  • 🐛 Game freezes and crashes in later chapters
  • 🔄 Game resets previous actions on restart
  • 🎨 Crude animation and blurry illustrations (some reviews)
  • 📊 Inventory bar cut off on some devices

Cursed Fables 4

From 229 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Gorgeous graphics
  • 🎮 Addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Novel inventory usage
  • 🗺️ Helpful map feature
  • 👍 Hints are appreciated

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Mini-game glitches
  • 🐛 Puzzles not working
  • 🐛 Game freezing
  • 🐛 Fatal errors
  • 🐛 Progress reset after update

Bugs and requests

Fright Chasers

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Chapter 5 game freeze and hang before final chapter
  • Screen jumps to top left corner in Chapter 5
  • Cannot pick up items in certain sections
  • Game dumps past actions when restarting
  • Inventory bar cut off on iPhone 13 mini
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  • Dialogue audio cuts off at game beginning
  • Random puzzle solution with unfair starting position
  • Unexplained locked spider elements at bottom of page

Requested features

3 requests
  • More games from Mad Head and Friendly Fox
  • Distribution of other developers' games similar to Big Fish
  • Better hints and online support for difficult puzzles

Cursed Fables 4

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Mini-game at end of chapter 2 not working
  • Bonus adventure mini-game not recognized
  • Cannot enlarge screen during HO scenes
  • Elephant putting exclamation points at incorrect locations
  • Fatal error in bonus chapter (repaired)
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  • Game freezes, cannot proceed
  • Rotate wheel puzzle buttons not working
  • Update reset entire progress
  • Bonus game box puzzle freezes entire screen
  • Update caused whole game to disappear and reset
  • Froze up in middle of puzzle
  • Puzzle freezing in bonus game on box puzzle
  • Game freezes in bonus game on puzzle box
  • Crashing on a puzzle in the bonus chapter
  • Bonus game crashing
  • Bonus minigames crash

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix mini-game bugs
  • Improve text readability/enlargement
  • Correct map marker logic
  • Ensure game stability
  • Prevent progress loss on updates

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fright Chasers

One-time1
  • Full Game & Bonus Unlock$6.99
1 purchases

Cursed Fables 4

One-time1
  • Full Content$6.99

Questions

Is Fright Chasers free?
Fright Chasers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursed Fables 4 free?
Cursed Fables 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fright Chasers or Cursed Fables 4?
Fright Chasers is rated higher. Fright Chasers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 527 ratings, while Cursed Fables 4 averages 4.6 from 229 ratings.
Do Fright Chasers or Cursed Fables 4 have ads?
Neither Fright Chasers nor Cursed Fables 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fright Chasers or Cursed Fables 4?
Fright Chasers ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cursed Fables 4 weekly. Most recently, Fright Chasers was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cursed Fables 4 on November 4, 2026.

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